"Recognising violence is a choice"
Women living without violence
A continuous 16 week programme based on the belief that physical, sexual or psychological violence is not ok. It is for women who are aware that the way they express their anger and use violence and abuse against others is harmful.
Goals of the progamme:
- The nature of violence and abuse
- Strategies for keeping oneself safe
- Social, cultural and historical context of violence and abuse
- Effects of violence on children, how to break the intergenerational cycle of violence
- Anger management - beliefs about anger and the purpose it serves
- Strategies to keep oneself safe from being violent or abusive
- Rights, responsibilities
- Boundaries
- Clear non abusive communication
- Conflict resolution
- Assessment of goals and closure